School: Achadh Bolg (roll number 3588)
- Location:
- Aghabullogue, Co. Cork
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- A landlord named John Massy lived once in a place called Mount Massy in the town of Macroom. In one part of his property in a place called Musira he had a grand house built for a gamekeeper, and under the kitchen of that house there was a stall to hold twenty cows. This house was situated half way between Macroom and Millstreet in a by part of the country. The gamekeeper's name was Lucey and as the gamekeeper was travelling one day to Mount Massy he was fired at and got a few grains on the head but escaped. He was fired at a short distance from his own house, the gamekeeper had a gun but it was of no use to him at the time. The man that fired at him made his escape to a foreign land, although police and soldiers were in search of him. After that the gamekeeper got police protection and John Massy advertised on the paper that a reward be given to any man found hunting in his(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggy Creedon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dromatimore, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr D. Creedon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromatimore, Co. Cork